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ADVISORY: 2017 TCS New York City Marathon Champions Media Availability and Finish Line Ceremony on Monday, November 6

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BYNYRR Staff
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WHEN: 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 6

WHERE: TCS New York City Marathon Finish Line
Central Park, West Drive at 67th Street

WHO: 2017 TCS New York City Marathon Champions and Rising New York Road Runners Invitational Champions

· Shalane Flanagan: The NYRR Team for Kids Ambassador and Olympic medalist became the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon in 40 years.

· Geoffrey Kamworor: The Kenyan claimed his first major marathon victory after finishing as runner-up in New York in 2015.

· Manuela Schär: The three-time runner-up from Switzerland won her first TCS New York City Marathon title in the women’s wheelchair division, her fourth marathon major victory of the year.

· Marcel Hug: The “Swiss Silver Bullet” won his second consecutive and third overall title in the men’s wheelchair division, and his fourth marathon major victory this year.

· Nolan DeFreitas: The 16-year-old from the Archbishop Stepinac school in White Plains was the male winner at the Rising New York Road Runners Youth Invitational.

· Rainn Sheppard: 11-year-old from MS 313K in Brooklyn was the female winner at the Rising New York Road Runners Youth Invitational.

WHAT: Media availability for the four champions at the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon and two champions from the 2017 Rising New York Road Runners Youth Invitational.

Additionally, New York Road Runners and Abbott World Marathon Majors will donate $50,000 to five official TCS New York City Marathon charities which are providing disaster relief in areas recently affected by storms on behalf of the professional athlete champions in the 2017 TCS New York City Marathon and winners from the 2017 Rising New York Road Runners Youth Invitational. The donations will be made to TCS New York City Marathon official charity partners American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Save the Children, and Americares, all of which are supporting relief efforts in response to recent natural disasters in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Caribbean, and Mexico.